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Character Creation in Maya (Download Only)

Over the course of 8 parts, Patrick Evrard reveals a host of useful tips for creating a stylized character in Maya. Starting with a comprehensive and insightful breakdown of the major tools involved in character creation, Patrick moves through modeling, lighting, texturing, and rendering, before moving on to those finishing touches in post-production. Discover everything you need to know about creating a character in Maya!

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Character Creation in Maya
A comprehensive step-by-step guide for Autodesk Maya

Over the course of 8 parts, Patrick Evrard reveals a host of useful tips for creating a stylized character in Maya. Starting with a comprehensive and insightful breakdown of the major tools involved in character creation, Patrick moves through modeling, lighting, texturing, and rendering, before moving on to those finishing touches in post-production. Discover everything you need to know about creating a character in Maya!

Exceptional book. Well written, excellent step-by-step guide that tells more about workflow and process than I had expected. Nice to discover a book that teaches so much about Maya that I didn't know I did not know. Its 95 pages are filled with instructive and beautiful images. Purchase includes instructive videos, too.

If you know the basics of operating Maya, but aren't sure how to get to its power, and get creative with it, you are likely to gain immense benefit from this book. So glad I chose it.Review by Lee(Posted on 21/01/2019)

Great tutorial

Value

This eBook is a great choice for everyone who is interested in character creation. It includes everything from the beginning to the end, modeling, textruing, rendering and even rigging! All in all, I can recommend this eBook to everyone who wants to learn more about character creation in Maya. It's worth a buy.Review by hosenjacke(Posted on 05/08/2015)